Trump nominates State Dept spokeswoman Tammy Bruce as US deputy representative to UN
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Ms Tammy Bruce has been the US State Department spokeswoman since President Donald Trump took office in January.
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- Donald Trump nominated Tammy Bruce as the next US deputy representative to the United Nations.
- Bruce served as State Department spokeswoman, defending Trump's foreign policies on various issues.
- She previously worked as a Fox News contributor and authored books critical of liberal viewpoints.
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Aug 9 he was nominating State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce as the next US deputy representative to the United Nations.
Ms Bruce has been the State Department spokesperson since Mr Trump took office in January.
In a post on social media in which Mr Trump announced her nomination, the president said she did a “fantastic job” as State Department spokeswoman.
Ms Bruce will need to be confirmed for the role by the US Senate, where Mr Trump’s Republican Party holds a majority.
During press briefings, she has defended the Trump administration’s foreign policy decisions ranging from immigration crackdown and visa revocations to US responses to Russia’s war in Ukraine and Israel’s war in Gaza, including defending a widely condemned armed private aid operation in the Palestinian enclave.
Ms Bruce was a political contributor and commentator on Fox News for over 20 years.
She has also authored books like Fear Itself: Exposing The Left’s Mind-Killing Agenda that offer criticism of liberals and left-leaning viewpoints.
In a post after Mr Trump’s announcement, Ms Bruce thanked him and suggested that the role was a “few weeks” away. Neither party mentioned an exact timeline in their online posts.
“Now I’m blessed that in the next few weeks my commitment to advancing America First leadership and values continues on the global stage in this new post,” she wrote on X.
Mr Trump has picked former White House national security adviser Mike Waltz to be his UN envoy. Mr Waltz’s Senate confirmation for that role, wherein he will be Ms Bruce’s boss, is still due.
Mr Waltz was Mr Trump’s national security adviser until he was ousted on May 1 after he was caught up in a March scandal involving a Signal chat among top Trump national security aides on military strikes in Yemen. Mr Trump then nominated Mr Waltz as his UN ambassador. REUTERS
